18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 254

Jasper, who wanted to take his time and do a meticulous job, had no choice but to passively accept. "Alright, we'll cover the meals. We'll pay you a salary in provisions when the time comes. "Let's not spoil them," Austin warned, "They are under contract after all."

He called them over for a break and asked excitedly, "How do you plan to renovate the place?"

Stella shared her plans of reinforcing the outer walls, building a greenhouse on the rooftop and in the backyard to grow vegetables and raise chickens and ducks.

Austin nearly dropped his cigarette in surprise, "Everyone else is putting in swimming pools and you're planning a farm?"

"We've spent everything on this house, and we can't afford any extra luxuries," Stella said bluntly, "I can live without swimming, but I can't live without food."

Austin laughed heartily, "You've got the right idea. Growing your own food is way more practical. Once you're done, I'll take a leaf out of your book."

They were both savvy people, especially Stella. She was not one to be taken advantage of. Despite the struggles of the past three years, she was doing better than ever. So, following her lead was a no-brainer.

However, Austin was a bit hesitant about the idea of installing broken glass on top of the high walls, "Why bother? It's not enough security. I could get you some electric fencing instead."

Stella wasn't against simplifying things, but an electric fence around the entire property would require a lot of materials. After three years, those were not easy to come by.

But when it came to finding supplies, there were very few things Austin couldn't handle.

Stella smiled, "I'll leave it to you then, Austin."

low and it wouldn't offer sufficient protection. They calculated the correct height and asked Austin for help, planning to barter the materials with food. Austin readily agreed, "Just let me

except for assembling the greenhouse which

his stuff. He

at work, Stella decided to start cooking,

tasted her cooking before, Austin was looking forward to it. He rolled up his sleeves

radishes with pork belly, dried cabbage salad, and a large pot of sweet potato

rice, grab a bunch of vegetables, and crouch down on the ground to eat. "Mmm, the food you made is delicious, Stella!" said Monkey, eating a lot because

for. They could not afford to eat till they were full at every meal. The food cooked by Stella was wondrously aromatic.

did not lack food, but he could not cook.

struck gold with Stella," Austin

I must've done something right in

work done for the day, the crew packed up and headed

Their efficiency astounded Stella and Jasper, and they had to scramble to keep up with the

three-meter-high walls were up and

walls: a layer of cement mortar, a layer of mixed mortar, and a layer of white mortar for the

a middleman. He wasn't living in luxury, but compared to most survivors, he was doing

Austin, "Boss, you're not applying

respond. Instead, he hit the back

down, "No, no, no, I wouldn't dare! Boss, take a break and have some

tool, "Everyone needs to commit fully. If I catch anyone slacking off, there'll be

envious, "Can you help us source some so